Understanding PlaysUnderstanding Plays As Texts for Performance offers seventeen plays with critical commentaries that span the range of Western writing for the theatre from the Greeks to the post-moderns. This book introduces readers to dramatic writing as "pre-texts" for theatrical performance written not only to be read, but also to be performed by actors before audiences. |
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... happened , Mother ? AMANDA draws a long breath , takes out the hand- kerchief again , goes through the dabbing process . Mother , has something happened ? AMANDA : I'll be all right in a minute , I'm just be- wildered ( She hesitates ...
... happened , Mother ? AMANDA draws a long breath , takes out the hand- kerchief again , goes through the dabbing process . Mother , has something happened ? AMANDA : I'll be all right in a minute , I'm just be- wildered ( She hesitates ...
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... happened ? TESMAN : Well , you see , as we were walking to- wards town I happened to drop behind for a minute . Only for a minute - er - you un- derstand- HEDDA : Yes , yes— ? TESMAN : Well then , when I ran on to catch them up , what ...
... happened ? TESMAN : Well , you see , as we were walking to- wards town I happened to drop behind for a minute . Only for a minute - er - you un- derstand- HEDDA : Yes , yes— ? TESMAN : Well then , when I ran on to catch them up , what ...
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... happened ? TESMAN : Is it anything to do with Eilert Lævborg ? What ? mrs . Elvsted : Yes — I'm so dreadfully afraid he may have met with an accident . HEDDA ( grips her arm ) : You think so ? TESMAN : But , good heavens , Mrs. Elvsted ...
... happened ? TESMAN : Is it anything to do with Eilert Lævborg ? What ? mrs . Elvsted : Yes — I'm so dreadfully afraid he may have met with an accident . HEDDA ( grips her arm ) : You think so ? TESMAN : But , good heavens , Mrs. Elvsted ...
Contents
From Text to Performance | 3 |
PART TWO ELEMENTS OF DRAMA | 13 |
William Shakespeare | 22 |
Copyright | |
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